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1964 Map of Smithfield

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Smithfield
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1966
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1966

About this map

Industrial activity and rural settlement define this 1964 survey of southwestern Fayette County. The extraction economy of the era is evident in the numerous Strip Mine operations and Gas Well sites that dot the landscape between Smithfield and Fairchance. Heavy industry is concentrated near the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, where Coke Ovens and a Tipple are marked alongside the rail lines.

Social and civic life is anchored by local institutions such as the Mt Moriah Ch and the Fairchance-Georges High Sch. The topography transitions from the lowlands near the Monongahela River in the northwest to the more elevated terrain of the Mountain in the southeast. Geographic landmarks like Goodwin Knob and the State Game Lands No 138 provide significant natural contrast to the dense network of mining infrastructure and small communities like Shoaf, York Run, and Highhouse.